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Residents push for local spay/neuter clinic and clearer cat‑colony rules; city manager to raise idea with regional shelter board
Summary
Residents urged the city to expand low‑cost spay/neuter services and to clarify feral‑colony registration rules; staff said the Peninsula Regional Animal Shelter (serving four localities) could be asked to consider a regular clinic but any new program would require regional board approval.
Multiple speakers raised animal‑welfare concerns and asked the council to pursue a more robust spay/neuter program. Kristen Schultz urged development of a spay/neuter clinic through the Peninsula Regional Animal Shelter and said current wait times for low‑cost services can be months; she called for weekly or biweekly low‑cost sessions. Regina Parks and Melanie Pohl also urged better access to sterilization services and noted challenges getting timely appointments.
City manager said the Peninsula Regional Animal Shelter serves four localities and has a governance board; he said he would share the idea of expanding spay/neuter services with the regional board but could not unilaterally commit the shelter to a new program. He emphasized that feral‑colony registration is intended for feral groups rather than owned pets and explained that the registration requires neighborhood support and annual documentation (spay/neuter evidence, vaccinations) to prevent inadvertent abandonment or public‑health risks.
